Net Neutrality amendment struck down in House

Posted By: Maurits | Jun 9th, 2006 @ 9:56 AM
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#Jun 9th, 2006 @ 9:56 AM
Maurits
Maurits
AKA Matthew van Eerde
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/5063072.stm

"An amendment to the Act tried to add clauses that would demand net service firms treat equally all the data passing through their cables.

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The amendment was defeated by 269 votes to 152"

Good.  Let Adam Smith's invisible hand do its thing.  I don't need my Vista download to be delayed because my ISP is scared that my neighbor's spam-spewing-zombie machine will sue for equal service.
#Jun 9th, 2006 @ 10:36 AM
W3bbo
W3bbo
The Master of Baiters
This isn't about "client side" prioritising, we already have QoS systems in place. This was about ISPs threatening large Internet-based companies with "protection money" to stop packets going to their websites being deprioritised.
#Jun 9th, 2006 @ 10:39 AM
rjdohnert
rjdohnert
You will never know success until you know failure
As an employee of Verizon I say "YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY"
#Jun 9th, 2006 @ 10:57 AM
Ang3lFir3
Ang3lFir3
Codito Ergo Sum
rjdohnert wrote:
As an employee of Verizon I say "YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY"

And as a regular person who might be concerned when Verizon decides to limit traffic to c9 what do you say? (don't act like it won't happen cuz it COULD and that is the point)

side note:// as a Verizon employee explain why while Verizon services exist (all be it on other carriers networks) Verizon offers NO on-network service AT ALL in the state in which I live.... I can't even buy a Verizon phone in another state and use the network here.... that's BULL!!! (sorry that just infuriates me)
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